Fabozzi v. Lexington Insurance

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• noting that, since as early as 1943, New York courts have regarded the phrase “inception of the loss” as a term of art referring to the accident insured against
• finding that the time limitation provision began when the insured’s claim accrued where the term “loss” was undefined and other uses of the term in the contract rendered it ambiguous
• noting that the policy in Myers, Smith & Granady used that phrase
• interpreting policy requiring insured to bring suit within two years “after the date of loss” as referring to “the date on which the cause of action accrues—that is, the date on which all the conditions precedent to bringing a claim have been satisfied”
• “Where lower state courts appear to have misconstrued or ignored binding precedent, [federal courts sitting in diversity] are obliged to follow the [decisions of the highest state court].”
• “[L]anguage such as ‘after the happening of the loss’ is considered to be ‘lacking in precision’ such that the limitations ‘period is computed not from the time of the occurrence of the physical loss . . . but from the time that liability accrues.”

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Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Wachovia Bank, National Ass'n v. VCG Special Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd.
  Second Circuit· 2011-10-28· cited 172×
• Lyons v. Lancer Insurance
  Second Circuit· 2012-05-21· cited 90×
• Security Plans, Inc. v. Cuna Mutual Insurance Society
  Second Circuit· 2014-10-17· cited 81×
• Ophthalmic Surgeons, Ltd. v. Paychex, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2011-01-31· cited 67×
• Commerzbank AG v. U.S. Bank, N.A.
  Second Circuit· 2024-04-30· cited 47×
• Endemann v. Liberty Ins. Corp.
  N.D. New York· 2019-03-25· cited 21×
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Marshall Granger & Co.
  S.D. New York· 2013-01-31· cited 16×
• Lobello v. New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2017-07-07· cited 10×
• No Hero Enterprises B.V. v. Loretta Howard Gallery Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2014-05-07· cited 4×
• Garden City Apartments, LLC v. Xcel Plumbing of New York, Inc.
  E.D. New York· 2017-01-18· cited 2×
• Villa v. Sterling Insurance
  Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York· 2010-07-16· cited 1×
• World Trade Ctr. Props. LLC v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's (In re Sept. 11 Litig.)
  S.D. Illinois· 2018-08-02· cited 1×
• LOBELLO, JAMIE v. NEW YORK CENTRAL MUTUAL FIRE INSURA
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2013-12-27
• Hicks v. Liberty Mut. Group, Inc.
  Vermont Superior Court· 2010-12-27
• Mercedes-Benz Fin. Servs. USA, LLC v. Allstate Ins. Co.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2018-06-07
• Lobello v. New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2013-12-27

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins
  Supreme Court· 1938-04-25· cited 18,491×
• Lightfoot v. Union Carbide Corp.
  Second Circuit· 1997-03-27· cited 503×
• Allianz Insurance Company v. Regina Lerner
  Second Circuit· 2005-08-02· cited 322×
• Proc v. Home Insurance
  New York Court of Appeals· 1966-04-28· cited 71×
• Unnamed case
  Second Circuit· 2001-09-27· cited 60×
• Richard M. McCostis Esq. v. Home Insurance Company of Indiana
  Second Circuit· 1994-08-08· cited 57×
• Levin v. Tiber Holding Corp.
  Second Circuit· 2002-01-11· cited 44×
• Medical Facilities, Inc. v. Pryke
  New York Court of Appeals· 1984-05-03· cited 23×
• Costello v. Allstate Insurance
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1996-08-12· cited 19×
• Myers, Smith & Granady, Inc. v. New York Property Insurance Underwriting Ass'n
  New York Court of Appeals· 1995-02-14· cited 15×
• Myers v. Cigna Property & Casualty Insurance
  S.D. New York· 1997-02-07· cited 13×
• Klawiter v. CGU/OneBeacon Insurance Group
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2006-03-17· cited 12×
• Roberts v. New York Property Insurance Underwriting Ass'n
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1998-09-21· cited 11×
• Cooper v. United States Mutual Benefit Ass'n
  New York Court of Appeals· 1892-04-19· cited 9×
• Parker v. American Surety Co.
  New York Supreme Court· 1941-06-18· cited 5×
• Soltex Thread Co. v. Rueff Bros.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1985-05-16· cited 5×
• Pomilla v. Great American Insurance
  New York Court of Appeals· 1964-02-27· cited 2×

Other cases named Fabozzi v. Lexington Insurance

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Fabozzi v. Lexington Insurance
  E.D. New York· 2014-05-30· cited 2×
• Fabozzi v. Lexington Insurance
  E.D. New York· 2009-01-08· cited 1×